Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Two Arrested in Zeus Online Banking Trojan Case





According to eWeek, police in the U.K. arrested two people tied to the Zeus Trojan, a notorious piece of malware used to steal banking information and another personal data such as passwords for sites like Facebook.



Authorities in the U.K.have reportedly arrested two people in connection with using a notorious Trojan in a scheme to steal online banking information.



The man and the woman, both 20, were arrested by the Metropolitan Police Service in Manchesterfor violating the 1990 Computer Misuse Act and the 2006 Fraud Act, according to police.



The duo is accused of using the Zeus Trojan, also known as Zbot, in a plot to steal information. According to the Metropolitan Police's Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU), it is believed the Trojan was configured to record victim's online bank account information and passwords, as well as credit card numbers...



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